East Carolina Pirates @ Charlotte 49ers

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	T
East Carolina ECU	32	34	66
Charlotte CLT	32	25	57

Charlotte 49ersCharlotteCLT

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Gardner lifts East Carolina over Charlotte 66-57

Nov 27, 2020, 06:19 pm

Jayden Gardner had 18 points as East Carolina topped Charlotte 66-57 on Friday in the season-opener for both teams.

Tristen Newton had 15 points and six rebounds for East Carolina.

Jordan Shepherd had 15 points for the 49ers. Jhery Matos added 14 points and Jahmir Young had 10.

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Game Information

Charlotte, NC

Referee:Kipp Kissinger

Referee:Mick Fieldbinder

Referee:Joey Richardson

NCAA Division I

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	15-3	-	25-9
Tulsa	13-5	2	30-8
Wichita State	13-5	2	24-12
UAB	11-7	4	20-12
North Texas	9-9	6	19-14
Florida Atlantic	9-9	6	18-15
Charlotte	9-9	6	17-17
Tulane	8-10	7	18-15
Temple	8-10	7	16-16
Memphis	8-10	7	13-19
Rice	7-11	8	13-18
East Carolina	6-12	9	11-20
UTSA	1-17	14	5-25

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